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Numerical solution of the two-dimensional space-time diffusion equations

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)
OSTI ID:5530249

In this paper, the authors present some results form the investigation of the application of the von Neumann method to the study of the stability of linear difference equations derived from two dimensional space-time kinetics equations and the application of the block successive overrelaxation (SOR) method with block Gaussian elimination to the solution of linear difference equations, which are solved by Chebyshev acceleration in the TWIGL and BEAGL programs. In this investigation the results of the new program, called TWISOR, were benchmarked against the computational results obtained by the TWIGL program, using the same computing environment and the same sample problems. For all of the problems considered, the TWISOR program provided accurate results in about one-fourth of the time required by the TWIGL program in homogeneous problems and one-half in heterogeneous problems.

OSTI ID:
5530249
Report Number(s):
CONF-881011--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Vol. 57; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English